स्नातोऽलङ्कारवासांसि वन्दिभ्योऽदात्तथा स्त्रिय: । तत: स्वलङ्कृतो वर्णानाश्वभ्योऽन्नेन पूजयत् ॥ ५४ ॥
snāto ’laṅkāra-vāsāṁsi vandibhyo ’dāt tathā striyaḥ tataḥ sv-alaṅkṛto varṇān ā-śvabhyo ’nnena pūjayat
- snātaḥ
- bathed
- alaṅkāra
- jewelry
- vāsāṁsi
- and clothing
- vandibhyaḥ
- to the bards
- adāt
- gave
- tathā
- also
- striyaḥ
- the women
- tataḥ
- then
- su-alaṅkṛtaḥ
- well ornamented
- varṇān
- all classes of people
- ā
- extending
- śvabhyaḥ
- to the dogs
- annena
- with food
- pūjayat
- he honored
His sacred bath complete, Vasudeva joined with his wives in giving the jewelry and clothes they had been wearing to the professional reciters. Vasudeva then put on new garments, after which he honored all classes of people by feeding everyone, even the dogs.